Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared with last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 500 lb to 800 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 350 lb to 500 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.90/cwt on 2,199 head.

Average price

$140.90

2,199 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$129

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	823	143.31	1,180	1,849
Medium and Large 1-2	769	135.86	1,045	130
Large 1	1,059	123.59	1,309	220

One grade step is worth $19.73/cwt here — about −$129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,199 hd

140.90

—

KS average3 barns · 5,594 hd

143.70

−2.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,838	85.68	1,575	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,301	65.94	858	209
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	58.26	707	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	51.15	567	11

Every lot, as filed

94 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	132.03/cwt	128.25–135.50	886	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	144.31/cwt	143.00–145.00	742	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	146.27/cwt	143.00–147.25	1,006	43
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,094	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,056	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,234	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	127.93/cwt	127.35–128.75	1,250	137
Steers	Large 1	—	1,191	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	705	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	356	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	137.57/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,215	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	137.02/cwt	134.50–141.00	1,252	374
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	166.65/cwt	163.00–171.25	958	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	865	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	138.36/cwt	137.00–141.00	670	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	144.18/cwt	141.00–148.50	1,054	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	764	148.26/cwt	143.50–148.50	1,133	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	731	152.87/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,117	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	142.40/cwt	136.75–145.00	1,162	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	176.08/cwt	172.00–181.00	942	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	320	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	136.41/cwt	135.00–138.00	727	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	760	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	379	145.02/cwt	143.00–146.00	550	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	838	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,115	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	909	140.65/cwt	139.75–141.00	1,279	171
Bulls	—	—	1,955	94.11/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,840	6
Bulls	—	—	1,876	85.77/cwt	81.00–88.50	1,609	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	317	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	158.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	931	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	948.80/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,907	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,302	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,227	1,031.17/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	12,652	30
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,710.00/cwt	1,710.00–1,710.00	17,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	142.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	878	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	835	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	673	161.15/cwt	160.50–162.00	1,085	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	853	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,224	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	51.15/cwt	45.00–55.00	567	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	70.18/cwt	68.50–75.50	944	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	65.52/cwt	62.00–68.50	850	190
Steers	Large 1	—	1,031	125.27/cwt	123.00–125.75	1,292	166
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	58.26/cwt	55.00–61.50	707	43
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,660.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,660.00	14,940	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	18,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	819.32/cwt	760.00–875.00	10,364	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	901.93/cwt	730.00–980.00	13,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	135.63/cwt	131.00–139.00	716	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	584	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	821	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,143	118.72/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,357	50
Bulls	—	—	1,656	78.25/cwt	74.00–80.50	1,296	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	331	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	973	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	672	137.35/cwt	135.25–138.25	923	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	578	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	925	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,524	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,507	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	132.76/cwt	132.50–136.00	1,051	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.55/cwt	142.00–157.00	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	127.51/cwt	122.00–128.50	977	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	181.18/cwt	174.00–184.50	852	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	134.08/cwt	132.00–136.50	846	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	189.11/cwt	188.00–190.00	817	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	127.22/cwt	120.00–128.25	935	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.38/cwt	139.25–147.00	807	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,212	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,159	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	146.75/cwt	143.00–151.00	685	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	146.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,127	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	125.67/cwt	125.50–126.10	1,027	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	122.02/cwt	121.25–123.25	1,064	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	130.10/cwt	129.00–131.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	114.45/cwt	111.00–118.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	824	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,096	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	121.10/cwt	121.10–121.10	1,118	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	155.22/cwt	154.00–156.00	914	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	677	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	850	8

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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